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Tokyo Olympics: Romane Dicko wins bronze, 12th French medal

2021-07-30T09:24:45.817Z


The 21-year-old French judokate was opposed in this match to the Turkish Kayra Sayit. France wins its twelfth medal.


We hold the sixth medal in French judo.

After the gold of Clarisse Agbégnénou, the silver of Sarah-Léonie Cysique, Amandine Buchard and Madeleine Malonga and the bronze of Luka Mkheidze, Romane Dicko offers himself the bronze at the over 78 kg.

Twice European champion in 2018 and 2020, the 21-year-old Frenchwoman was beaten on waza-ari by Cuban world number one Idalys Ortiz, Olympic champion in 2012. She then defeated Turkish Kayra Sayit as the patron.

A victory that made him burst into tears.

"We do not spit on a medal," said the judokate at the microphone of France Televisions.

This is France's 12th medal, the 6th in judo.

More information to follow.

Source: leparis

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